Malware Threats by Saiful Hassan – Free Chapter Included

Malware Threats is a new book by Saiful Hassan that explains various malware threats and how to protect yourself. We sat with him to talk about his book and he gave a sneak preview to the first chapter. Share

Malware Threats by Saiful Hassan is a new book (published June 2017) that takes you through various security threats – from social media to your bank account – and how you can protect yourself from them.

We sat down with the author, Saiful Hassan, to see why he wrote this book and how it can help your average day person protect themselves against malware threats.

vpnMentor: What made you write this book?

Hassan: Hundreds of thousands of malware attacks happen every year. While most people (and even many companies) think they won’t be attacked, chances are they will. This book will help them prepare for the majority of attacks with quick, easy-to-understand descriptions and by explaining how to protect themselves.

vpnMentor: What new knowledge did you gain whilst writing this book?

Hassan: I actually learned a lot about new technology that can present malware attacks (which is included in my book). It’s really amazing to write a book on a topic that’s constantly evolving and to learn something unique that could be helpful for everyone.

Malware Threats by Saiful Hassan is available for purchase on Amazon. Below is an excerpt from Chapter 1.

Chapter 1 – The concept of malware

It is really important to know about the concept of malware. So, let us start from the basic. The malware is the virus to create the multiple file or changes in the homepage of your browser that is enough to make the essential effects on your PC or system.

Type of Malware

There are different kinds of malware like Trojans, spyware, Botnet, Crypter, and Rootkit etc. These all are essentially harmful to the system.

Malware Propagation Techniques

There are some different- different techniques of malware like Blackhat search engine optimization, social engineered click-jacking and malvertising which cause the high traffic on the website as advertising etc.Countermeasure malware

Countermeasure malware

It is the special type of program to hack the computer data and to provide the big harms to any computer or system. This is used through the external hard drive storage or external network.

Introduction to malware

There is a single but very dangerous purpose behind the creativity of malware. It is developed by the developer to steal your each and every data and snatch the command of your system from your hand. The hacker is able to found everything from your system as he got the full command through the malware. So, it is really dangerous for the system and data.

There are some famous examples of the malware as it has so many forms.

Trojan House

Virus

Backdoor

Worms

Rootkit

Spyware

Ransomware

Botnet

Adware

Crypter

Common Malware Distribution Techniques Used By Attackers:

Attackers might choose many different techniques to distribute Malwares across platforms to the users in various forms and ways, such as –

Blackhat Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) – By ranking the Malware containing pages or sites on top ranks or the first page of the search engine through Blackhat Search Engine Optimization, making more number of visitors vulnerable to click on it.

Spearphishing Sites – Mimicking legitimate and famous websites or institutions in an attempt to steal login credentials and/or other valuable information from the users.

Drive-By Downloads – Exploiting flaws in browser software to install Malware by just visiting the website or that particular page.

Trojan concept

There are so much financial and economic harms from Trojan malware. It was difficult according to the Symantec survey report 2014, that all kinds of economic and business sector were on the target of Trojan

The ways that used by the hackers to enter the Trojan into your the system

There are few ways to protect your system with all the instructions. It is sufficient to know about the ways of Trojan entry.

Sarit is an experienced internet security writer and editor with an obsession for proper grammar. She has written for many companies and has proofread numerous texts, including 300-page manuscripts. She loves being organized, and she believes everyone has the right to online privacy.